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When the “yaksit” hits the fan
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/60 s
- Focal Length: 20mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
“IS THIS NORMAL?!” Her shouted to our guide, Lakpa Sherpa, as the plane bounced violently in an updraft. In fact, it was very normal. We had just crossed a mountain ridge (only a couple hundred feet separated us from the trees below), and the windy updraft on the far side of the mountain ridge jostled…
Your Everest Base Camp trek packing list
- Aperture: f/2.4
- ISO: 50
- Shutter Speed: 1/123 s
- Focal Length: 4.28mm
- Camera: iPhone 4S
I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but let me repeat: I have NEVER been as cold as I was on the Everest Base Camp trek — not even during that Disney half-marathon when we ran with Him’s parents through the rain, hail, sleet and snow in shorts, and his dad defrosted with a hair dryer…
Some pros and cons of hiring a tour company for your Everest Base Camp trek
- Aperture: f/11
- ISO: 250
- Shutter Speed: 1/250 s
- Focal Length: 10mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Planning an Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek through Sagarmatha National Park can be intimidating, and like many travelers setting out to complete the 62-kilometer hike from Lukla, Him and I were torn between hiring a tour company and going at it on our own. We ultimately decided to play it safe and hired the Amazing…
Some Kathman-do’s and don’t’s when planning your Everest Base Camp trek
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/80 s
- Focal Length: 16mm
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
I peered around the corner. The band of marauders seemed to be turning away from me, so I crept out from my hiding spot and walked flat against the wall to stay out of view of the snipers on the rooftops. In this fashion, I crept closer to my destination — an ATM deep in…
